County page
Columbus County
Columbus County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 62 imported facility profiles, and 1,884,103 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Columbus County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 1,884,103 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Wright Chemical Corporation
Wright Chemical Corporation is in EPA's Superfund layer for Riegelwood, NC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Bakelite Synthetics
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Town of Tabor City
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,349 in recorded penalties.
Chadbourn Wwtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,972 in recorded penalties.
Lake Waccamaw Wwtp
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $89,903 in recorded penalties.
City of Whiteville
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $9,647 in recorded penalties.
Hazmat Emergency Response & Remediation Inc
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,000 in recorded penalties.
Acme Delco Elementary School
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bolton, Town of
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Columbus Co Water District I-booster Station
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lakeland Village S/d-treatment_plt_well #3
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
International Paper Riegelwood Mill
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Revelation Temple of Jesus Chr I
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Columbus County Water Dist Iv-treatment_plt Well #1
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Columbus Co Water Districts Ii, Iii, V-booster Station
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Farmers Union Comm Development
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Tabor City, Town of
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
West Fraser, Inc. - Armour Lumber Mill
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2026-02-12.
Chadbourn, Town of
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lumber River Campground
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Maxpro Manufacturing
No violation identified
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,135,100 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 207,126 lbs |
| Chlorine dioxide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 95,938 lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 79,685 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 78,254 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 77,790 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 58,420 lbs |
| Phenol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 20,812 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 20,382 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 20,046 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 19,829 lbs |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 12,505 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 10,727 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 10,098 lbs |
| Chlorine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5,436 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,885 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 725 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 29 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 29 lbs |
| Catechol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 16 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in North Carolina
North Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in North Carolina
North Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in North Carolina
North Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.